Score for this quiz: 66.5 out of 70
Submitted Feb 17 at 4:25pm
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IncorrectQuestion 1
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Critical thinking:
Is self-guided
Guides its adherents toward truth
Involves self-corrective decision-making
All of the above
Question 2
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Selective Perception is arguing a point by selecting and presenting only the evidence that supports one’s
current position or opinion.
True
False
Question 3
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“Raising an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the primary issue” is which of the following Informal
Logical Fallacies:
Bandwagon
Appeal to Ignorance
Straw Man
Red Herring
Question 4
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The main point of the cosmological argument for the existence of God is to show that the universe was
caused by some agent that was neither part of the universe nor itself was caused.
True
False
Question 5
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An argument against an action on the unsupported assertion that it will lead to a much worse condition
is what type of Fallacy?
Selective Perception
Slippery Slope
Overgeneralization
Naturalistic Fallacy
Question 6
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Indecision, not making a decision, is actually a decision in itself.
True
False
Question 7
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“Mom, may I have a smart phone?” All of my friends have one” is an example of:
Appeal to Authority
False Dilemma
Bandwagon
Question 8
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3.5 / 3.5 pts
The moral argument suggests that without God, morality is subjective.
True
False
Question 9
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The Big Bang cannot explain where matter originated.
True
False
Question 10
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Based on the Old Testament, it is clear that the Bible teaches monotheism. On the other hand, the New
Testament is not so clear.
True
False
Question 11
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“One of the most important aspects of the ___________ argument is that it provides purpose for
creation.”
Cosmological
Ontological
Historical
Moral
Question 12
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God is Holy according to which passage of Scripture.
James 1:17
Psalm 139:7-12
Leviticus 19:2
Exodus 3:13-14
Question 13
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The members of the Trinity do not all have the same eternal qualities.
True
False
Question 14
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Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all describe an intelligent designer.
True
False
Question 15
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Seeking to discredit people’s arguments by attacking their personal character, origin, associations, etc.
rather than their idea is what type of fallacy?
Straw Man
Bandwagon
False Analogy
Ad Hominem
Question 16
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William Paley’s “Watchmaker” parable is an example of which argument for the existence of God?
Cosmological
Ontological
Moral
Teleological
Question 17
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The Holy Spirit is omnipresent, but not omniscient.
True
False
Question 18
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Using the Begging the Question fallacy is the same as using circular reasoning.
True
False
Question 19
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When a shooting takes place at a school, arguing that the reason it occurred was because of gun laws
alone is what type of fallacy?
False Analogy
Red Herring
Oversimplification
Appeal to Authority
